July-August 2022: Breathe. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA)

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Less and More

he slogans and mottos that we use in our FA meetings used to get on my nerves, big time. They seemed so clichéd. One day at a time, do the next right thing, let go and let God, keep it simple, easy does it, less is more, and so on. About a year into FA, right before the pandemic hit, I was by myself on a miniroad trip, headed for the Washington State coast for a presentation at a local

middle school. I had been offered a hotel room complete with refrigerator and microwave, so I packed my food and set off early the day before my presentation. I had planned to spend some time on the beach playing tourist before and after my talk. I don’t particularly like driving, but I knew this was mostly back roads, so I was looking forward to the drive. There’s something about being in a car on my

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